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NEVADA DEMOCRAT MAY 6, 1857 91
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1857.
JAMES KENNOVAN has given up the pedestrian business.
MARRIED. In Marysville, on Thursday, April 30th, by Rev. J. H. Warren, MR. L. C. McKIBBY to
Miss CAROLINE A. SAMPSON.
DEATH FROM LAUDANUM.—One day last week a man at Relief Hill whose name we did not
learn, came to his death by taking an over dose of laudanum. He had a felon on his hand, and it
is supposed he took the medicine to deaden the pain. He was alive when discovered, and a
physician was immediately sent for, but he died before the doctor arrived.
CITY ELECTION.—The election for city officers for the ensuing year, was held on Monday, and
passed off with less than the usual excitement. The Democrats had had a ticket in the field for about two
weeks, and it was thought at one time they would have no opposition; but late on Saturday a “Citizen’s”
ticket made its appearance, and strenuous exertions were made to carry it. The odds and ends of the
opposition parties were united, and although they worked quietly, they managed to poll about 300
votes. . . There were 734 votes cast, which is about sixty less than last year, and the average Democratic
majority, as indicated by the vote for Trustees, is 115. The names of Messrs. Hupp and Funston, who were
nominated by the Democrats, were place upon the “Citizen’s” ticket. [See the May 8 Journal for
individual tallies. .
DISTRICT COURT.—The principal business transacted in this Court the past week has been the
suits against Mr. Laird and Moore & Foss, for damages resulting from the breaking of their reservoir last
winter. The suit of Boswell & Hanson, who were probably the heaviest losers by that accident, was
commenced on Friday morning and occupied two days. The jury on Saturday evening brought in a verdict
in favor of the plaintiffs, and assessed the damages at five thousand dollars. The amount of damages
alleged in the complaint was twenty-five thousand dollars.
The case of Niman & McElroy against the same parties was taken up on Monday, and was
submitted to the jury yesterday evening. At the time of going to press a verdict had not been rendered.
The damage claimed in this case is eighteen hundred dollars. There are one or two more suits of a similar
character to be tried at this term of the Court. We learn that Mr. Laird intends to take appeals to those that
go against him.
SURGICAL OPERATIONS.—Some four weeks ago, a Frenchman named Henry Blanc, was shot in
the leg by Robert Sheppard at Rough & Ready. Dr. Tompkins of Grass Valley, and Dr. Ray of Rough &
Ready, were called in, and searched for the ball without effect. After the lapse of about three weeks, the
leg being very much inflamed and swollen, the physicians told Mr. Blanc that his only chance of getting
well, would be by amputating the limb. The man not wishing to lose his leg, sent for Dr. Von Poellnitz, of
Nevada, who after a careful examination of the case, pronounced the amputation as not only unnecessary
at that time, but dangerous. The patient was brought to Nevada, and the ball was found to have lodged in
the lower end of the thigh bone, and was extracted by Drs. Von Poellnitz and Trautman. They laid that
part of the bone bare where the ball was embedded, and extracted it by sawing out a piece of the bone.
Mr. Blanc is now doing very well, and in a few weeks will be entirely recovered.